Strumigenys sibyna

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Strumigenys sibyna
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Hymenoptera
Family: Formicidae
Subfamily: Myrmicinae
Tribe: Attini
Genus: Strumigenys
Species: S. sibyna
Binomial name
Strumigenys sibyna
Bolton, 2000

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Specimen labels

Nothing is known about the biology of Strumigenys sibyna.

Identification

Bolton (2000) - A member of the Strumigenys scotti-group. The type-series of this species was included in Strumigenys scotti by Bolton (1983). The acquisition of more material and re-examination of the type-series of scotti showed that the two are not conspecific. The latter is currently known only from the Seychelle Islands and Madagascar (see under Malagasy fauna).

Keys including this Species

Distribution

Distribution based on Regional Taxon Lists

Afrotropical Region: Sao Tome & Principe.

Distribution based on AntMaps

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Distribution based on AntWeb specimens

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Countries Occupied

Number of countries occupied by this species based on AntWiki Regional Taxon Lists. In general, fewer countries occupied indicates a narrower range, while more countries indicates a more widespread species.
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Estimated Abundance

Relative abundance based on number of AntMaps records per species (this species within the purple bar). Fewer records (to the left) indicates a less abundant/encountered species while more records (to the right) indicates more abundant/encountered species.
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Biology

Castes

Nomenclature

The following information is derived from Barry Bolton's Online Catalogue of the Ants of the World.

  • sibyna. Strumigenys sibyna Bolton, 2000: 611 (w.) SÃO TOMÉ & PRÍNCIPE (São Tomé I.).

Unless otherwise noted the text for the remainder of this section is reported from the publication that includes the original description.

Description

Worker

Holotype. TL 2.3, HL 0.61, HW 0.42, CI 69, ML 0.30, MI 49, SL 0.38, SI 90, PW 0.26, AL 0.62. Outer margin of mandible shallowly convex and evenly curved. Curved hairs that fringe upper scrobe margin small and narrowly spatulate, only very slightly larger than hairs on leading edge of scape. Scape relatively long (SI 90). Maximum diameter of eye distinctly greater than maximum width of scape; eye with about 20 ommatidia in total. Preocular notch absent. Petiole node in dorsal view longer than broad. Hairs on first gastral tergite short stiff and simple, pointed apically.

Paratypes. TL 2.2-2.4, HL 0.62-0.65, HW 0.42-0.45, CI 67-71, ML 0.30-0.32, MI 47-49, SL 0.38-0.42, SI 89-95, PW 0.27-0.30, AL 0.64-0.66 (9 measured).

Type Material

Holotype worker, Sao Tome & Principe: Sao Tome I., Makambrera, 4000 ft, viii.1949 (B. Malkin) (California Academy of Sciences).

Paratypes. 1 5 workers from same series as holotype but mostly only with data “Sao Tome (B. Malkin)” (CASC, The Natural History Museum).

References

  • Bolton, B. 2000. The ant tribe Dacetini. Memoirs of the American Entomological Institute. 65:1-1028. (page 611, worker described)